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AST SpaceMobile’s Block 2 BlueBird satellites are designed to deliver up to 10 times the bandwidth capacity of the BlueBird Block 1 satellites, required to achieve 24/7 continuous cellular broadband service coverage in the United States, with beams designed to support a capacity of up to 40 MHz, enabling peak data transmission speeds up to 120 Mbps, supporting voice, full data and video applications. The Block 2 BlueBirds, featuring as large as 2400 square foot communications arrays, will be the largest satellites ever commercially deployed in Low Earth orbit once launched. This launch will feature 1 satellite, BlueBird 7/BlueBird Block 2 FM2.
Second New Glenn first stage booster. Named "Never Tell Me The Odds". Used for the second New Glenn launch with EscaPADE, becoming the first New Glenn Stage 1 booster (GS1) to be recovered. Currently it's slated for re-use on New Glenn's third launch with AST SpaceMobile's BlueBird Block 2 FM2.
Launch heading 113° · ESE from BlueBird Block 2 #2 PO.
Pre-launch TLEs from Dillon's Space Page. Estimated before flight — the real orbit is confirmed post-launch.
Limiting rule: No flight through cumulus cloud with top at or above the freezing level.
400% cloud cover in layer above freezing (15440 ft) — approximated